If you are unable to meditate steadily on Me,
Then seek to reach Me, O Arjuna,
By practice of spiritual discipline.

If you are unable even to do any Sadhana,
Then be intent on performing your duty for Me.
You shall attain perfection just by working for Me

If you are unable to work for Me
Then just surrender unto My will with subdued mind,
And renounce the fruits of all work.

Knowledge is better than mere ritualistic practice,
Meditation is better than mere knowledge,
Renunciation of the fruit of work
Is better than meditation,
Peace immediately follows the renunciation
Of the fruit of work.

One who does not hate any creature,
Who is friendly and compassionate,
Free from (the notion of) "I" and "my',
Even-minded in pain and pleasure, forgiving.

The yogi who is ever content,
Who has subdued the mind,
Whose resolve is firm, whose mind and intellect
Are engaged in dwelling upon Me;
Such a devotee is dear to Me.

The one by whom others are not agitated,
And who is not agitated by others;
Who is free from joy, envy, fear, and anxiety;
Is also dearto Me.

One who is free from desires;
Who is pure, wise, impartial, and free from anxiety;
Who has renounced all undertakings;
And who is devoted to Me, is dear to Me.

One who neither rejoices nor grieves,
Neither likes nor dislikes,
Who has renounced both the good and the evil,
And who is full of devotion, such a person is dear to Me.

The one who remains the same
Towards friend or foe, in honor or disgrace,
In heat or cold, in pleasure or pain;
Who is free from attachment; and

The one who is indifferent or silent
In censure or praise, content with anything,
Unattached to a place, equanimous,
And full of devotion; that person is dear to Me.

But those devotees who have faith
And sincerely try to develop
The above mentioned immortal virtues,
And set Me as their supreme goal; are very dear to Me.

This is the end of Chapter XII of the Bhagavad Gita
Entitled "Bhakti-Yoga,"
Or "The Yoga of Devotion"